Genesis 18:2
1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
- KJV
- And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
- WEB
- He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
- ASV
- and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
- DARBY
- And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,
- BLB
- And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him. And he saw [them], and he ran to meet them from the entrance of the tent, and he bowed himself to the earth.
- ÅB
- Da han så opp, fikk han se tre menn som sto foran ham; og da han ble dem var, løp han dem i møte fra teltdøren og bøyde seg til jorden
- OTB
- Abraham løftet blikket og så tre menn stå i nærheten. Da han så dem, løp han fra inngangen til teltet for å møte dem og bøyde seg dypt mot jorden.
- B1930
- Da han så op, fikk han se tre menn som stod foran ham; og da han blev dem var, løp han dem i møte fra teltdøren og bøide sig til jorden
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Read in contextGenesis 18:22
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Read in contextGenesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Read in contextJudges 13:3
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
Read in contextGenesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Read in contextGenesis 44:14
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
Read in contextJoshua 5:13
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Read in contextGenesis 43:26
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
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